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The Artist as Monster: The Cinema of David Cronenberg
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PAPERBACK INCLUDES TWO NEW CHAPTERS David Cronenberg is one of the most fascinating filmmakers in the world today. His provocative work has stimulated debate and received major retrospectives in museums, galleries, and cinematheques around the world. William Beard's The Artist as Monster was the first book-length scholarly work in English on Cronenberg's films, analyzing all of his features from Stereo (1969) to Crash (1996). In this paperback edition, Beard includes new chapters on eXistenZ (1999) and Spider (2002). Through close readings and visual analyses, Beard argues that the structure of Cronenberg's cinema is based on a dichotomy between, on the one hand, order, reason, repression, and control, and on the other, liberation, sexuality, disease, and the disintegration of self and of the boundaries that define society. The instigating figure in the films is a scientist character who, as Cronenberg evolves as a filmmaker, gradually metamorphoses into an artist, with the ground of liberation and catastrophe shifting from experimental subject to the self. Bringing a wealth of analytical observation and insight into Cronenberg's films, Beard's sweeping, comprehensive work has established the benchmark for the study of one of Canada's best-known filmmakers.
Cronenberg on Cronenberg (Directors on Directors)
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Cronenberg on Cronenberg charts Cronenberg's development from maker of inexpensive 'exploitation' cinema to internationally renowned director of million-dollar movies, and reveals the concerns and obsessions which continue to dominate his increasingly rich and complex work. This edition brings Cronenberg's work up -to -date with an additional chapter on Crash.
David Cronenberg's A History of Violence (Canadian Cinema)
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Arguably the most famous and critically acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, David Cronenberg is celebrated equally for his early genre films, like Scanners (1981) and The Fly (1986), and his dark artistic vision in films such as Dead Ringers (1988) and Crash (1996). The 2005 film A History of Violence was a mainstream success that marked Cronenberg's return to the commercial fold of Hollywood after years of independent art house filmmaking. His international reputation grew and the film was honoured with numerous awards and two Oscar nominations (for screenwriter Josh Olson and supporting actor William Hurt). David Cronenberg's A History of Violence - the lead title in the new Canadian Cinema series - presents readers with a lively study of some of the filmmaker's favourite themes: violence, concealment, transformation, sex, and guilt. Bart Beaty introduces us to Cronenberg's film, situating it in the context of its aesthetic influences, and argues for its uniquely English-Canadian qualities. The author contends that A History of Violence is a nuanced study of masquerade and disguise, a film that thwarts our expectations of film genre as much as it challenges our perception of national geography and cultural mythology. As a contribution to the Canadian Cinema series, the volume also presents readers with an overview of Cronenberg's career, the production history of the film, a discussion of its critical reception, and a filmography. David Cronenberg's A History of Violence is a book for fans, critics, and cinephiles alike.
David Cronenberg: Interviews with Serge Grunberg
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Ever since his emergence from the Canadian cinematic underground during the late 1960s, David Cronenberg has challenged and disturbed audiences with works that range from cutting-edge commercial to cult-fave studies in "body horror" and existential despair. This collection of new interviews by critic Serge Grünberg examines Cronenberg from his career's uncertain beginnings through his ascendancy to master filmmaker. Cronenberg talks candidly about aesthetics, censorship, sexuality, the straightjacket of political correctness, and the ephemeral sense of reality in an age saturated with mass media. Each of his landmark films is discussed in detail, accompanied by stills, rare handbills and posters, and storyboards that show the creative process at work. Detailing both his textbook masterpieces works like Videodrome, Naked Lunch, and The Fly and his more edgy films such as the transsexual romance M. Butterfly and the bloody cyberpunk epic Existenz , these interviews shed light on one of cinema’s most talented and misunderstood creators.
David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker?
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For more than thirty years, David Cronenberg has made independent films such as Scanners and A History of Violence which aim to disturb, surprise, and challenge audiences. He has also repeatedly drawn on literary fiction for inspiration, adapting themes from authors like William Burroughs, J. G. Ballard, and Patrick McGrath for the big screen; David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker? is the first book to explore how underground and mainstream fiction have influenced—and can help illuminate—his labyrinthine films.
Film scholar Mark Browning examines Cronenberg’s literary aesthetic not only in relation to his films’ obvious source material, but by comparing his movies to the writings of Vladimir Nabokov, Angela Carter, and Bret Easton Ellis. This groundbreaking volume addresses Cronenberg’s narrative structures and his unique conception of auteurism, as well as his films’ shocking psychological frameworks, all in the broader context of film adaptation studies. David Cronenberg is an essential read for anyone interested in the symbiotic relationship between literature and filmmaking.
“David Cronenberg is a work that attempts to illuminate and unravel the connection between the great Canadian auteur and his literary influences.”—Film Snob Weekly “David Cronenberg is an essential read for anyone interested in the symbiotic relationship between literature and filmmaking.”—Video Canada
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Critic Nathan Lee Hosts "eXistenZ" Screening in Stamford - California Chronicle
California Chronicle, CA - Jun 03, 2009
Critic Nathan Lee Hosts "eXistenZ" Screening in Stamford2--Nathan Lee guesses he has seen the David Cronenberg film "eXistenZ" at least 20 times since it was released a decade ago. Lee is ready for another viewing of the film, however, and the ace reviewer for The New York Times and Film Comment will be
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The Philadelphia Inquirer - Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star, MO - Jun 04, 2009
The Philadelphia Inquirer Peck's voice that I looked him up: Yes, his grandfather was the late Gregory Peck, and among the younger Peck's genetic blessings is grandpa's resonant bass. On the subject of screen genes: Director Woodley is the nephew of filmmaker David Cronenberg.
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Taek Five With Eric John Eigner - All About Jazz
All About Jazz, PA - Jun 04, 2009
All About JazzTaek Five With Eric John Eigner Harry Partch, Harry Smith, Stan Brakhage, David Cronenberg, William S. Burroughs, Joseph Cornell, Vincent Van Gogh, Krzysztof Penderecki, Dennis Chambers, Carter Beauford, King Crimson, Fred Frith, Arto Lindsay, David Byrne, Ukiyo-e, Salvador Dali,
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A NIGHTBREED DIRECTOR'S CUT? BY MIDIAN, IT JUST NEEDS YOUR HELP - Cinematic Happenings Under Development
Cinematic Happenings Under Development, NY - Jun 02, 2009
A NIGHTBREED DIRECTOR'S CUT? BY MIDIAN, IT JUST NEEDS YOUR HELPAnd it features David Cronenberg as a serial killing psychiatrist. For years - decades! - there has been talk of a director's cut, rumors that the version of Nightbreed that hit theaters wasn't Barker's preferred vision. Rumors of 25 minutes of deleted
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David Cronenberg's THE BROOD Turns 30!
FANGORIA - May 22, 2009
Thirty years ago, David Cronenberg made his best pure horror film and took the next great leap in his filmmaking with THE BROOD. The director openly acknowledged that the film was inspired by his acrimonious dissolution of his marriage, but even if he
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